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Unaffiliated MP Jang Kyung-tae claims evidence proves sexual harassment allegation was dating violence

MP Jang Kyung-tae presented chat logs to police, arguing the sexual harassment claim was actually dating violence.

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Jang Kyung-tae released chat logs from a KakaoTalk group involving the accuser and other attendees to argue that the incident was actually dating violence by the accuser's ex-boyfriend. [1] Jang Kyung-tae was charged with sexual harassment for allegedly making inappropriate physical contact with aide A at a restaurant in Yeouido in October 2024. [2] Unaffiliated MP Jang Kyung-tae appeared before the police on October 2, 2024, as a complainant to file a false accusation charge and submitted multiple pieces of evidence. [3] Unaffiliated MP Jang Kyung-tae held a press conference at the National Assembly on October 2, 2024, to deny allegations of sexual assault against a staff member. [4] Jang Kyung-tae stated that the video used in the report was a targeted shoot with intent and that he is innocent of the charges. [5] Jang Kyung-tae is currently facing charges of quasi-coercive sexual harassment against staff in a Seoul Yeouido restaurant in October 2024. [6] The recording revealed that A stated he had been filming Jang Kyung-tae and that the accuser's boyfriend claimed he did not know if the man in the video was Jang. [7]
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  1. Jang Kyung-tae released chat logs from a KakaoTalk group involving the accuser and other attendees to argue that the incident was actually dating violence by the accuser's ex-boyfriend. · 세계일보
  2. Jang Kyung-tae was charged with sexual harassment for allegedly making inappropriate physical contact with aide A at a restaurant in Yeouido in October 2024. · 세계일보
  3. Unaffiliated MP Jang Kyung-tae appeared before the police on October 2, 2024, as a complainant to file a false accusation charge and submitted multiple pieces of evidence. · 세계일보
  4. Unaffiliated MP Jang Kyung-tae held a press conference at the National Assembly on October 2, 2024, to deny allegations of sexual assault against a staff member. · 세계일보
  5. Jang Kyung-tae stated that the video used in the report was a targeted shoot with intent and that he is innocent of the charges. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. Jang Kyung-tae is currently facing charges of quasi-coercive sexual harassment against staff in a Seoul Yeouido restaurant in October 2024. · 매일경제South Korea
  7. The recording revealed that A stated he had been filming Jang Kyung-tae and that the accuser's boyfriend claimed he did not know if the man in the video was Jang. · 매일경제South Korea
The one we could place publishes from South Korea. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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